as some of you know my husband got pneumonia on the way down to lake tahoe and wound up in the hospital.
we have not been around anyone that was sick nor did he seem to have a cold he just got pneumonia.
i had, had surgery for hernias amost three weeks ago but i doubt that gave him exposure to pneumonia.. well out of the blue while i was in tahoe a older sister called me and told me one of the elders had bronchitis really bad.
An assembly interview went something like this....
Speaker asking Elder: How is it that you and your family make it to every meeting?
Elder: We do not stay at home unless we are throwing up.
So all the times they are coughing, hacking, high fever and who is to say what else, they are in the front row!
i volunteered to help out at an assembly hall build about an hour away from where i live.. i thought it would be an amazing experience & was looking forward to it very much.. when i went to reception i was asked if i had any trade skills, it was just about then i began to realise because i had no 'blue collar' trade skills i would be treated as a lesser person.........maybe even a slight nuisance.. as all the 'brothers' busily carried out their 'manly' tasks it became quite a discouraging experience because i found other 'unskilled' jw's guarded their jobs very closely & said they did not need any help.. if it was a place of christian joy i did not find.. .
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During the 70's and 80's when there was a KH built or a remodel, all the sisters felt they were the most qualified to be the Interior Decorator. Many good friendships were forever lost over the arguments of who was better qualified to choose the curtains, the plastic plants, shag carpet and of course the home made bible-themed quilt on the wall. It was a race to see who would be chosen to paint a mural of the paradise on the wall, which strangely always included children that strongly resembled their own brats.
my father became a witness in 1973 , so just before the 1975 thing.
my sister and i always say that the only reason he became a jw was because he's as tight as a knats chuff and didnt want to buy presents at birthdays or christmas.
i was 6 ys old and my sis was 7 my younger brother was 2 ys old .
Hellenback, thank you so much for sharing your story - so much hypocrisy in that organization
these comments and the references to the old publications are a true find.
have a read of this and you will never become one of the jw's!.
don't associate with outsiders (non-jehovah's witnesses).
Zoos are cruel punishment and a prison to animate. You would not want to go gawk at the animals. Watchtower, 11/15/49, p.349; Awake, 5/8/73, p. 18.
Now I understand why I was never able to properly progress in the troof - I liked going to the zoo, obviously blocking me from the holy spirit
does anyone else get these and get perplexed by them?.
i kind of lean toward a full-figured type of woman 99% of the time.
skinny doesn't do anything for me.. but then there's milla jovovich.
hello folks,.
i feel like a fish who has been struggling for oxygen so long he's almost dead.
time to grow some legs and get the hell out of hell.
Welcome DTW - you sound like you have a lot to add.
i could go on and on about all the things i loved, but i'll keep it brief and just mention one, rather trivial thing: music.
i love grunge and punk, and occasionally heavy metal, and can't listen to a lot of it as a witness..
I would have loved to have lived on my own before getting married. However, my parents were adamant that JW girls never leave home, unless as a bride to a proper JW man.
heard this from a friend of a friend via an email locally circulating.
are you ready?
take a deep breath.... "the end of this system is just a whisper away..." from a ca talk i think, maybe even from the dc, i can't remember.
Very Sad!
My 95 year old grandmother said recently ..."It sure has been a very large corner"
i have a jw nephew in another state who was at very the top of his high school senior class this year.
because of this, my sister (an elder's wife) had planned and sent out invitations to his "graduation party" which would be held at a community center with all the bells and whistles.
i actually bought plane tickets for my wife and i to attend this party immediately after receiving the invitation in the mail.
My heart goes out to the poor boy. This is cruel and harsh.
i have a presidential rolex with a diamond bezel that's a beauty and a couple of rings and that's all i ever wear.
i never liked chains or bracelets on me.. what's your best piece of jewelry?
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Magwitch, if you don't tell, neither will we!!
Thanks Ziddina - my lips are sealed
